Russian losses in Ukraine
Not very high casualties but some armor, 70 fine artillery pieces, and 188 soft vehicles and also a ship/boat.
We once again have a huge number of UAVs, not far from yesterday’s record.
- 750 casualties
- 3 Tanks
- 10 AFVs
- 70 Artillery systems
- 2 MLRS
- 4 Air defense systems
- 2224 UAVs
- 1 Ship/boat
- 188 Vehicles and Fuel tanks

Here is a more comprehensive report on Russian losses and how they have evolved since the war started.
Russian activities
High number of KABs and also suicide drones, which like UAVs above, is the second highest number so far.
- 130 Engagements
- 76 Airstrikes
- 264 KABs
- 9,468 Suicide drones
- 3,601 Grenades including 71 from MLRS
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N Slobozhansky-Kursk 0
S Slobozhansky 1↘️
Kupyansk 2
Lyman 3↘️
Slovyansk 8↘️
Kramatorsk 2
Kostjantynivka 19💥↗️
Pokrovsk 22💥
Oleksandrivskij 5
Huliaipole 19💥↗️
Orikhivsk 1
Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 1
Sum sectors 83↗️
Unlocalized 47↗️
Total 130↗️
Card from Abu Dhabi, I won’t bore you with too much as the days here are very similar to each other.
Sleeping with phones turned off and earplugs, but dreaming of explosions so I have to check when I wake up if there has been an attack or not. So far, it has been just figments of the imagination, so it’s positive that there are no attacks during the nights, but not good that the brain is already coming up with this kind of stuff. Anecdotally, I hear similar things from colleagues down here, that at night our brains play tricks on us.
Anyway, managed to start the phone this morning and scroll through the news for about 5 minutes before the first air raid siren sounded, and since then we have had another alarm, so calmer than yesterday but I don’t really have a handle on the amount that has been sent, there was a big bang in today’s first attack and then I also heard the fighter jets take off, which is not common.
Iran seems to have identified a new leader in the old man’s son, my hope is that his time as a leader will be extremely short, Iran really deserves a leader who does not oppress the people.
“Iran has appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader and launched its first wave of missiles under his command.”
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/usisrael-war-on-iran-day-10-mojtaba-khamenei-named-supreme-leader-gulf-states-face-new-attacks-1.500467987
Also noting this which is not so good and just like Hamas:
“Pentagon says Iran ‘becoming more desperate’
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the “Iranian regime is becoming more desperate,” accusing it of placing missile and drone launch platforms in residential neighborhoods.”
The reality here is complex, I want to leave at the same time as I have a contract to fulfill along with an apartment, car, and other things that I can’t just ditch and leave. Communication between me and my employer is ongoing and I’m trying to find ways that don’t harm the relationship between us, but sooner or later the cup will overflow and I’ll be on the first plane out of here no matter what… and that day is really approaching.
All the best from my plastic bathtub in Abu Dhabi.
Thank you for the report, you don’t need to worry at all about boring us!
I understand that it can’t be easy to just drop everything and hard to know when it’s time.
Let’s hope that Iran will soon start running out of ammunition so they realize that it’s a waste to attack civilian targets, so maybe it will be a bit calmer for you. On the other hand, one never knows what Iran might do if they start getting desperate.
Hang in there, hold on, and hold tight to the edge of the bathtub!
I understand that it must be terrible to live in such an environment, knowing that at any moment you could be hit by something explosive. Easy to say that you should hang in there, but try.
The hope is that Iran suddenly collapses, or that Trump declares victory and leaves the war. Not sure if that will stop the fighting, Israel doesn’t seem to stop.
My crate of light beer should arrive this week, perhaps a small comfort.
A barrel of light beer is perfect for getting through another day 🥰
For my part, it’s super interesting to get live reports from someone on the spot! And that’s even if it has been “quiet” or “similar to yesterday”.
I consider myself lucky to have managed to leave and I sympathize with those who are still there!
I wrote yesterday that I believed we would surpass 100 USD/barrel within a few days.
It only took one day:
Crude Oil: 103.4 USD/barrel
Brent: 107.8 USD/barrel
Ural: 90.7 USD/barrel (from last Friday).
For Sweden’s oil emergency stockpile, we should have in stock, either equivalent to 90 days of imports, or 61 days of consumption (depending on which one is reached first).
Now, the reserves are not meant to dampen extreme prices but should only be used in case of an oil shortage, but that’s where we might end up if Iran makes good on its threat to destroy all facilities they can access.
The company has declared “force majeure” so there are probably quite serious damages, even though it is also to avoid damages for non-deliveries.
Ah, missed this earlier, it explains why oil prices retreated back from nearly 120 USD/barrel when it was at its highest.
“G7 finance ministers will convene for an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss whether to release their oil reserves, following the continued surge in oil prices overnight. Sources told the Financial Times.
Any potential relief would be coordinated by the International Energy Agency, IEA.
The IEA’s 32 member countries together have a strategic oil reserve to be used in case of oil price shocks, the newspaper writes. According to U.S. officials, 300-400 million barrels – equivalent to just over 25-30 percent of the total reserve – could be appropriate right now, a source said.
For comparison, it can be said that both global oil consumption and production amounted to just over 102 million barrels per day in 2024, according to IEA figures.
The information caused oil prices to fall back slightly during the morning, but both Brent crude and WTI are still holding steadily above 100 dollars per barrel.
Meanwhile, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding that the U.S. release its reserves to curb fuel price increases, something Republicans have been skeptical of so far, Axios writes.”
https://omni.se/g7-i-krismote-kan-slappa-pa-oljereserver/a/Gxylym
“Ukraine deploys interceptor drones, experts to protect US bases in Jordan, Zelensky says”
“🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Defence shot down or suppressed 161/197 drones and 0/2 Iskander-M”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgmft7xtuk2t
💥Veliky Novgorod, an attack on PJSC Acron is reported. PJSC Acron (Veliky Novgorod) is the main production site for ammonia, urea, ammonium nitrate, NPK fertilizers, and industrial chemicals.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgmg6dorrk2t
“A Baba-Yaga drone dropped three 82mm mortar rounds on a group of officers from a Russian military unit near Tetkino, Kursk region on March 6, killing a major, a captain, and two senior Lieutenants, Russian sources report.”
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3mgmgi7adts2x
🇮🇷🇧🇭 This morning, Iran attacked the largest oil refinery (BAPCO) in Bahrain.
It refines approximately as much oil as Russia’s largest refineries. About 19-20 million tons/year or between 355 – 400,000 barrels per day.
“❗️The kamikaze drone that struck the British airbase RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus was equipped with Russian military hardware. The drone contained a Russian-made Kometa-B navigation system, which was first identified in drones intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses in December.”
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mgmgryz7hk24
🔥 Minus three “Pantsir-1S”, landing craft and UAV base “Orion”: Navy struck a powerful blow at enemy facilities in Crimea Also, the forces and means of the Navy in Novoozerne successfully hit the Russian high-speed landing craft of project 02510 “BK-16”.
😎 Moreover, the military infrastructure of the occupiers at the Kirovskoe airfield was also hit. There, our soldiers hit the storage location of the Orion strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles and completely destroyed four control stations of these drones.
The crew member who was arrested after the operation outside Trelleborg is the ship’s Russian captain, according to a press release from the Swedish Prosecution Authority.
“The man is suspected of having presented and referred to several suspected false maritime certificates when the Coast Guard conducted a search on the ship,” said senior prosecutor Adrien Combier-Hogg.
The man is suspected of using a false document and violating the maritime and ship safety law.
Coming from Casablanca. 99% phosphate cargo. For fertilization and possibly explosives? Who tipped off the Swedes? Sweden was well prepared and made a professional impression. Could there be drugs in the cargo? I remember about 15 years ago when a ship dumped drugs in plastic bags outside Viken (north of Helsingborg). The police had been tipped off and were waiting for someone to pick up the drugs by boat, and they didn’t have to wait long. The smugglers were caught in the act. That time. We’ll see what happens. The Russians are silent…
The prices of natural gas surge 30 percent on Monday after concerns about the effects of crises in the Middle East have increased.
– The market is slowly starting to wake up to the reality of prolonged disruptions in supply throughout the energy value chain, says Florence Schmit, energy strategist at Rabobank to Bloomberg.
Last week saw the biggest price increase since the energy crisis of 2022. Producers, including Qatar, have been forced to pause production.
👀❗️ Up to 70% of Russians support ending the war in Ukraine, according to a poll published by BILD. They have reached record highs since the start of the full-scale aggression.
🇺🇸🇮🇷 Hegseth on Iran: Unconditional surrender means we’re fighting to win. It means we set the terms. We’ll know when they’re not capable of fighting. They will be combat ineffective. They will surrender. We want peace… But if war is necessary, we’re going to fight to win.
Trump is right when he says we obliterated their nuclear program. We dropped those bombs exactly where they needed to be, set them back. We want the Iranians guessing and second-guessing and triple-guessing what we might be willing to do, because under Trump, we just might.
“Russia Uses 3D-Printed Mines in Kherson as Substitute for Butterfly Mines, Police Warn”
“❗️Ukraine became the world’s largest importer of major types of arms in 2021–2025, with the largest suppliers being the United States, Germany, and Poland, according to SIPRI.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mgmihcm2vk2m
A thread about the UAE’s defense system popped up on Facebook yesterday, more complex than I thought:
Russian oil companies are doing great (well, not the Russian trains, they have problems nowadays).
“The orange shit-gibbon Donald Trump is being celebrated this morning – across Russia. Shares of Russian oil and gas companies surged amid rising oil prices.”
https://bsky.app/profile/beefeaterfella.bsky.social/post/3mgmkcjnwws2g
“Ukraine’s Air Force continues striking Russian positions at the Krasnolymanska mine, targeting Rubicon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies units present in these buildings”
https://bsky.app/profile/theukrainianreview.bsky.social/post/3mgmki3d2rc2m
“A Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense combat vehicle (72V6) has been destroyed near Nove in the Melitopol district of Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region”
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3mgmkduusvc2a
Asia has already plummeted, let’s see how it goes in Europe during the day.
Then I get confused by Omni. I thought it was Monday today. 🤔
“European stock markets are falling on Thursday in the wake of the war in the Middle East and rising energy prices. Dagens Næringsliv writes that there is a sell-off across Europe. At 10 o’clock, leading European indices show:
• Oslo Stock Exchange Osebx: -0.3%
• Copenhagen Stock Exchange OMXC25: -1.7%
• Helsinki Stock Exchange OMXH25: -2.0%
• Frankfurt Stock Exchange DAX: -2.4%
• London Stock Exchange FTSE 100: -1.7%
• Paris Stock Exchange CAC40: -2.6%
In Germany, the industrial group Siemens is down 5.5 percent and the automotive supplier Continental is down 5 percent. This is the lowest level on the DAX since May 2025, writes Handelsblatt.
In Denmark, the freight group DSV is at the bottom with a decline of 3.5 percent. The major banks Danske Bank and Jyske are down over 2 percent. The pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is bucking the trend and rising over 1 percent after reports of collaboration with competitor Hims & Hers.
In Finland, the majority of large companies are in the red. For example, the steel giant Outokumpu is down over 6 percent and the telecommunications company Nokia is down over 2 percent.
– There is a completely absurd volatility in the market and it will continue to be significant in the near future, says Nordea’s chief analyst Jan von Gerich to Kauppalehti.”
finance twitter is starting to get anxious
The government is investing 1.4 billion in what is described as a new “preparedness package.” This was stated by Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M) at a press conference.
The money will, among other things, go towards stocks of equipment for civil preparedness, which will be stored in various locations around the country. The equipment will be available for use by regions and municipalities.
“It could involve generators, it could involve diesel tanks, materials that can be used in times of war or crisis,” says Bohlin.
The government is also providing additional funds directly to municipalities so that they can strengthen their crisis preparedness.
Not only I suspect that the war in Iran benefits Putin more than it costs.
Reznikov did buy worthless winter jackets at a much too high price as Minister of Defense, so maybe his judgment cannot be trusted. Or perhaps suspicions of corruption are a merit when it comes to assessing Russia and Putin?
“With the war in the Middle East, the air risks going out of the peace talks in Ukraine, reports The Guardian. Several countries may be forced to strengthen their own defenses due to the unrest, which risks reducing the resources that can be allocated to Ukraine.
The newspaper has spoken with Ukraine’s former Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, who says that the attacks on Iran play into the hands of the Kremlin.
– Putin smiled when the US started this war, he says.
The Russian president, whose attitude is that “the strongest wins,” has his hands strengthened when the US attacks a smaller country, according to Reznikov.”
https://omni.se/tidigare-ministern-putin-log-nar-usa-startade-krig/a/OkobXO
Johan No.1, did you manage to sell off your heavy holdings in Powercell?
Nooooooo 😭
You should have stayed in Bitcoin! 😉
😭😭
Do not travel to Lebanon and leave the country immediately if you are there. This is stated by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs in an updated travel advisory.
As of Monday, the Ministry advises against all travel to the country due to the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East. The advisory is in effect until further notice.
Hundreds of people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since the war broke out. The attacks on the country began after the Lebanon-based Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of the ayatollah.
On Monday, there are reports that the Israeli army IDF has penetrated deeper into Lebanon, according to TT.
⚠️🇺🇸🇸🇦 US evacuates some diplomats from Saudi Arabia – NYT The decision to force them to leave was made against the backdrop of the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East. Washington has effectively admitted that it cannot guarantee complete security for its diplomats in the country.”
Not only Iran is making enemies with this war, here’s someone who’s really pissed off at Trump.
“The orange shit-gibbon has no comprehension of the Pandora’s box he just opened.
🇦🇪🇺🇸 Prominent UAE billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor just published an open letter to Trump.
It’s brutal.
“Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with Iran? Who gave you permission to turn our region into a battlefield?”
Al Habtoor’s a major figure: billionaire, former diplomat, outspoken political voice in the Gulf. When he talks, UAE leadership’s listening.
His questions:
* Was this your decision or Netanyahu’s pressure?
* Did you calculate collateral damage before firing?
* You placed GCC countries at the heart of danger they didn’t choose
* Your “Board of Peace” initiatives were funded by Gulf states. Now we’re getting attacked. Where did that money go?
* You promised no wars. You’ve conducted operations in 7 countries: Somalia, Iraq, Yemen, Nigeria, Syria, Iran, Venezuela
* 658 airstrikes in your first year back = Biden’s entire term (which you criticized)
* War costs $40-65 billion for operations, possibly $210 billion total
* Your approval rating’s down 9% in 400 days
* Americans were promised peace. They’re getting war funded by their taxes
The sharpest line:
“Before the ink has dried on your Board of Peace initiative, we find ourselves facing military escalation that endangers the entire region. So where did those initiatives go?”
Al Habtoor’s not some random critic. He’s establishment. Connected.
When UAE elites start publicly questioning Trump’s decision-making, that’s America’s closest Arab allies saying “we didn’t sign up for this.”
The letter ends:
“True leadership is not measured by war decisions, but by wisdom, respect for others, and pushing toward achieving peace.”
Ok, board of peace 🤣🤣🤣
Is Trump the problem or Iran?
They were de facto soon to have nuclear weapons and then everything changed.
The person who took notes on that fateful day in the oval room missed that Trump said he was “bored of peace”.
😄
Wasn’t it just one billion per country in bribery?
“Just 600 Patriot missiles — that’s all Ukraine has received during four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion. By comparison, more than 800 Patriot interceptors were fired in just days in the Middle East during the recent US-Israeli war with Iran.”
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/71513
“The treatment of Ukrainian athletes at the Paralympics is getting ridiculous. Ukrainian para-biathlete Oleksandra Kononova received a formal reprimand for wearing earrings saying “Stop War” with the Ukrainian flag at the background.”
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mgmktzzrcc24
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin sends a congratulatory message to Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been appointed as the new supreme leader of Iran after his father Ali Khamenei was killed by the USA and Israel.
Putin is convinced that Khamenei will continue his father’s work and that he will unite the Iranian people, according to Reuters.
“I would like to confirm our unwavering support for Iran and solidarity with our Iranian friends,” the president’s statement reads.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Ukrainas Special Operations Forces destroyed four radar systems in Russian-occupied Crimea, including an Oborona-14, a Nebo-U, and two radars in a radio-transparent dome in occupied Yevpatoria, plus a command post element in occupied Zachativka, Donetsk region.”
That is starting to get exciting, gentlemen 🧐
“❗️According to reports in Russian media, Israeli aviation struck the building of the Russian Cultural Center in Lebanon, as a result of which the structure suffered almost complete destruction.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mgmmfvuqu224
The Iranian regime warns Iranians living abroad not to support or sympathize with the USA and Israel, several media outlets report. In several countries around the world, Iranians have taken to the streets to celebrate the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Reuters reports.
“They will have all their assets confiscated and be punished with other legal consequences,” the country’s prosecutor’s office writes in a statement.
Millions of Iranians live in other countries, most of them in the USA and Western Europe.
They should go to training areas in NW Iran and arm themselves
A bit comical that the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic, “ayatollah” Mojtaba Khamenei, owns a property worth 100 million pounds on Bishops Avenue…
Yes, I saw it
🇮🇷🔥 Claimed as Iranian vessel on fire after strikes near the port of Bandar Abbas in Iran.
Soon, Iran will have neither a civilian nor a military fleet left.
“👀🇺🇸 U.S. Navy reportedly strikes three Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgmr6nqin22w
Why?
Why the installations?
We are also reaching the enemy on its territory. 85 targets were hit by DeepStrike in February. Taking into account previous periods, we have a cumulative effect – a 24.8% reduction in the total volume of oil refining in Russia.
We should also highlight our effective missile strike on the Votkinsk plant in Udmurtia, which produces Iskander-M, Oreshnik and other missiles. In addition, the 18% reduction in the use of FPV drones by the Russians in February is a likely effect of our defeat of enemy UAV arsenals.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mgmr42ecsc2w
Now it’s time for Monday fill-up
Imagine if the USA (or Israel) were completely fooled by Iran into attacking them. Now they are shooting at everything and everyone, dragging the whole region into the conflict, including shooting at a NATO country, Turkey.
An excellent test to see if NATO will respond or even hold together to respond. Putin laughs heartily when he sees NATO hesitating as usual and can map out how they react and act.
This world is crazy!
Maybe my son is right when he sometimes says, “there will be a major war to clear out and start over with 200 years of peace.”
Are we not already in a world war?
The fact that the USA is combating oil infrastructure and tankers is very interesting
A document about the fact that the company wanted to attack Taiwan in 2022, but the defense leadership resisted.
Sitting in a shaky car on the way to work…